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Hamilton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

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Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Hamilton County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Date

1860

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Selph, Charnick

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Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

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Hamilton County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Scott, William J.	7 years	Male	White		Fever
1	2	Wolf, William C.	22 years	Male	White		Fever
1	3	Lamb, Inlia A.	3 years	Female	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	4	Miller, Timothy	1 month	Male	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	5	Jack	2 years	Male	Black	Slave	Sore throat
1	6	Duncan, Louiza	8 months	Female	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	7	Amanda	6 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt
1	8	Wright, Moses	92 years	Male	White		Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	9	Jack	50 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fever
1	10	Jennings, Jonathan M.	1 month	Male	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	11	Butler, William	45 years	Male	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	12	Moses	35 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	13	Railey, Henry	14 years	Male	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	14	Railey, Sarah	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	15	Railey, Martha	29 years	Female	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	16	Railey, Emma	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	17	Webb, Martha	35 years	Female	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	18	Charles	18 years	Male	Black	Slave	Typhoid pneumonia
1	19	Chandler, Daniel	2 months	Male	White		Cholera infantum
1	20	May	38 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dyspepsia A chronic condition of the stomach characterized by indigestion, heartburn, flatulence, nausea and loss of appetite. Although diagnosed as a disease all its own, dyspepsia was really a set of related symptoms that could be caused by a variety of underlying problems—some physical, others mental or behavioral (Talley and Choung, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2009).
1	21	Stephens, John	8 years	Male	White		Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).

Title

Hamilton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Hamilton County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Date

1860

Contributor

Selph, Charnick

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_hamilton_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Scott, William J.	7 years	Male	White		Fever
1	2	Wolf, William C.	22 years	Male	White		Fever
1	3	Lamb, Inlia A.	3 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	4	Miller, Timothy	1 month	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	5	Jack	2 years	Male	Black	Slave	Sore throat
1	6	Duncan, Louiza	8 months	Female	White		Pneumonia
1	7	Amanda	6 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt
1	8	Wright, Moses	92 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	9	Jack	50 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fever
1	10	Jennings, Jonathan M.	1 month	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	11	Butler, William	45 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	12	Moses	35 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dropsy
1	13	Railey, Henry	14 years	Male	White		Dysentery
1	14	Railey, Sarah	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	15	Railey, Martha	29 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	16	Railey, Emma	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	17	Webb, Martha	35 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	18	Charles	18 years	Male	Black	Slave	Typhoid pneumonia
1	19	Chandler, Daniel	2 months	Male	White		Cholera infantum
1	20	May	38 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dyspepsia
1	21	Stephens, John	8 years	Male	White		Dropsy

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Scott, William J., ca.1853-ca.1860

Wolf, William C., ca.1838-ca.1860

Lamb, Inlia A., ca.1857-ca.1860

Miller, Timothy, ca.1860-ca.1860

Jack, ca.1858-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Duncan, Louiza, ca.1860-ca.1860

Amanda, ca.1854-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Wright, Moses, ca.1768-ca.1860

Jack, ca.1810-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Jennings, Jonathan M., ca.1860-ca.1860

Butler, William, ca.1815-ca.1860

Moses, ca.1825-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Railey, Henry, ca.1846-ca.1860

Railey, Sarah, ca.1858-ca.1860

Railey, Martha, ca.1831-ca.1860

Railey, Emma, ca.1858-ca.1860

Webb, Martha, ca.1825-ca.1860

Charles, ca.1842-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Chandler, Daniel, ca.1860-ca.1860

May, ca.1822-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Stephens, John, ca.1852-ca.1860

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Hamilton County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Hamilton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860. 1860. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345684>, accessed 30 November 2024.

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Hamilton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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